2007-2008 Audio of Symposium/talks

Carmen Urbina, (above right) Parent, Family, and Community Coordinator of the Eugene School District 4J, and Past Chair of the Eugene Human Rights Commission. “How Can We Make Eugene a ‘Human Rights City’?” (Talk given at Human Rights City Symposium presented November 9, 2007)

(From KLCC radio archive description of above talk)..This presentation will describe the Commission's Human Rights City project, address how use of a human rights framework can be helpful in building problem-solving partnerships between the City and the community, give examples of efforts to implement human rights at the local level that are currently underway in other cities, and point to benefits to be realized in Eugene from implementing international human rights at the local level.

Ken Neubeck is Co-Chair of the Human Rights City Project Subcommittee of the Eugene Human Rights Commission. Greg Rikhoff is now Director of Community Relations for the University of Oregon.He served as Human Rights Program Manager for the City of Eugene from 1988-2007.